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Re:Simple trick to increase coverage: Lying to users about s... by JoshTriplett on Monday November 03, 2025 @01:24AM (#45796372)
> We tried to implement something that matched the most recent iPhone version.

So, game-theoretic evil?

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Re:Simple trick to increase coverage: Lying to users about s... by jayd16 on Monday November 03, 2025 @01:40AM (#45796424)
Don't be evil but also morality is relative.
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Re:Simple trick to increase coverage: Lying to users about s... by sunrunner on Monday November 03, 2025 @04:27AM (#45797285)
Just like signal strength.
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Re:Simple trick to increase coverage: Lying to users about s... by chipsrafferty on Monday November 03, 2025 @04:47PM (#45804837)
As long as we aren't the #1 most evil company, we're pretty fine
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